scholarly journals The Level of Anxiety and Depression in Dialysis Patients Undertaking Regular Physical Exercise Training - a Preliminary Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wioletta Dziubek ◽  
Joanna Kowalska ◽  
Mariusz Kusztal ◽  
Łukasz Rogowski ◽  
Tomasz Gołębiowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Training ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Physical Exercise Training ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Regular Physical Exercise

Enhancing Patient Motivation through Intelligibility in Cardiac Tele-rehabilitation

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-137
Author(s):  
Supraja Sankaran ◽  
Kris Luyten ◽  
Dominique Hansen ◽  
Paul Dendale ◽  
Karin Coninx
Keyword(s):  
Medication Adherence ◽  
Exercise Training ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Patient Motivation ◽  
Physical Exercise Training ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Physical exercise training and medication compliance are primary components of cardiac rehabilitation. When rehabilitating independently at home, patients often fail to comply with their prescribed medication and find it challenging to interpret exercise targets or be aware of the expected efforts. Our work aims to assist cardiac patients in understanding their condition better, promoting medication adherence and motivating them to achieve their exercise targets in a tele-rehabilitation setting. We introduce a patient-centric intelligible visualization approach to present prescribed medication and exercise targets to patients. We assessed efficacy of intelligible visualizations on patients’ comprehension in two lab studies. We evaluated the impact on patient motivation and health outcomes in field studies. Patients were able to adhere to medication prescriptions, manage their physical exercises, monitor their progress and gained better self-awareness on how they achieved their rehabilitation targets. Patients confirmed that the intelligible visualizations motivated them to achieve their targets better. We observed an improvement in overall physical activity levels and health outcomes of patients. Research Highlights Presents challenges currently faced in cardiac tele-rehabilitation. Demonstrates how intelligibility was applied to two core aspects of cardiac rehabilitation- promoting medication adherence and physical exercise training. Lab., field and clinical studies to demonstrate efficacy of intelligible visualization, impact on patient motivation and resultant health outcomes. Reflection on how similar HCI approaches could be leveraged for technology-supported management of critical health conditions such as cardiac diseases.

Carnitine in muscle, serum, and urine of nonprofessional athletes: Effects of physical exercise, training, and L-carnitine administration

1991 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 598-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Arenas ◽  
J. R. Ricoy ◽  
A. R. Encinas ◽  
P. Pola ◽  
S. D'Iddio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Training ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Physical Exercise Training ◽  
Serum And Urine
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